Les chefs-d’œuvre de la musique sacrée Volume 1 - Cantates et Oratorios

Description

The reference anthology of Western Sacred Music presented by theme. This 10-CD box set is the first in a series of 5 box sets bringing together the masterpieces of Western Sacred Music. This first box set is devoted to two major musical forms, the Cantata and the Oratorio. It includes the main masterpieces of the genre performed by the greatest interpreters, from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio to Handel’s Messiah, including Charpentier’s Te Deum and Honegger’s King David. The box set comes with a substantial booklet, covering the liturgical, historical and musicological aspects of the musical forms studied.